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Chris Geidner / Law Dork:
“Trending: Easter Controversy,” or: How little lies pave the way for the next big lie — No-News Weekend Internet is stupid-dangerous in the Trump era — as this weekend's attack on the Transgender Day of Visibility shows. — This weekend's gaslighting from the right around Easter falling …
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The Bulwark, Washington Post, HuffPost, New York Daily News and The Hill
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Paige Skinner / HuffPost:
Caitlyn Jenner ‘Disgusted’ Over Trans Day Of Visibility Being On Easter
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New York Post, KXAN-TV, The Gateway Pundit, WGN-TV, MeidasTouch, USA Today, Breitbart, Alpha News, Fox News and CNN
Reuters:
Would-be Tesla buyers snub company as Musk's reputation dips — The ranks of would-be Tesla buyers in the United States are shrinking, according to a survey by market intelligence firm Caliber, which attributed the drop in part to CEO Elon Musk's polarizing persona.
Alex Thompson / Axios:
Exclusive: Trump allies plot anti-racism protections — for white people … Targets would range from decades-old policies aimed at giving minorities economic opportunities, to more recent programs that began in response to the pandemic and the killing of George Floyd.
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Rolling Stone, RedState and Raw Story
Miranda Nazzaro / The Hill:
GOP rep on Trump targeting judge's daughter: ‘Families should always be off-limits’ — Republican Rep. Mike Lawler (N.Y.) on Sunday said “families should always be off-limits” after former President Trump lashed out at the daughter of the Manhattan judge overseeing his hush money trial
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Peter Wade / Rolling Stone:
Trump Launches Another Attack on Judge's Daughter, This Time with Photos
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Vanity Fair, Althouse, The Bulwark, The Daily Beast and Raw Story
Davidrlurie / Public Notice:
The GOP's extremism problem predates Trump — And it will outlast him. … There's an old adage that politics has no tolerance for losers. But since 2016, the Republican Party has proven otherwise. — Whatever the outcome of the 2024 election, Donald Trump will have realized …
The Insider:
“Unit 29155's scope is global for conducting lethal operations and acts of sabotage. Their mission is to find, fix, and finish, all in support of Vladimir Putin's imperial dreams." — Originally conceived as a training unit within the GRU, it was reorganized and expanded in 2008 …
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Axios, Agence France-Presse, The Gateway Pundit, Politico, CBS News and The Daily Beast
Andrew Goudsward / Reuters:
US judge receptive to Trump documents claims in warning sign for prosecutors — A federal judge overseeing the criminal case that accuses Donald Trump of mishandling classified documents has signaled an openness to the former U.S. president's defense claims, in a sign that prosecutors might face a difficult road ahead.
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Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
“Stand where he tells you to stand”: Why the GOP is doubling down on misogyny in 2024 — Republicans placate an evangelical base that's getting nastier with sexism — even if costs the party women's votes — “Stand where he tells you to stand, wear what he tells you to wear, and do what he tells you to do.”
Parisa Hafezi / Reuters:
Exclusive: Iran alerted Russia to security threat before Moscow attack, sources say — Iran tipped off Russia about the possibility of a major “terrorist operation” on its soil ahead of the concert hall massacre near Moscow last month, three sources familiar with the matter said.
Politico:
The anti-abortion movement is losing the battle on IVF. It's preparing to win the war. — The groups are not advocating banning IVF but want new restrictions that would significantly curtail access to the procedure. — Anti-abortion advocates worked for five decades to topple Roe v. Wade.
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Reason
New York Times:
China's Advancing Efforts to Influence the U.S. Election Raise Alarms — China has adopted some of the same misinformation tactics that Russia used ahead of the 2016 election, researchers and government officials say. — Covert Chinese accounts are masquerading online as American supporters …
Shannon Pettypiece / NBC News:
They came for Florida's sun and sand. They got soaring costs and a culture war. — Florida has seen a population boom in recent years, but many longtime residents and recent transplants say rising costs and divisive politics have them fleeing the Sunshine State.
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Twitchy, Florida's Voice and The Gateway Pundit
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
New smear campaign puts first Muslim appellate nominee in jeopardy — Republicans first attempted to sink the nomination of Adeel Mangi, who would be the first Muslim American to serve on a federal appellate court, on allegations that he was an anti-semitic terrorist sympathizer.
Washington Free Beacon:
Biden Says His Next SCOTUS Nominee ‘Will Be An Illegal Immigrant, I Mean Undocumented’ — President Joe Biden on Monday reiterated his commitment to increasing the diversity of the United States Supreme Court. — “If given the opportunity to nominate another justice to our nation's highest court …
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